Bu Ummatning fikrini umuman ifodalovchi shaxslardan tuzilgan Kengash bo‘lib, Xalifa turli masalalar yuzasidan ular bilan maslahatlashish uchun ularga murojaat qilishi mumkin. Ular esa o‘z navbatida hokimlarni hisobdorlikka tortishda Ummatning vakillaridir. Bu Allohning Elchisi ﷺ ning Ansor va Muhojirlardan o‘n to‘rt nafar boshliqni (Nuqaba’) tayinlaganlaridan kelib chiqadi, ular bilan turli ishlar yuzasidan maslahatlashish uchun. Shuningdek, Abu Bakr (rta) ning, biror voqea yuz berganda, uning yuzasidan fikr so‘rash uchun Muhojir va Ansordan ba’zi kishilarni tayinlaganlaridan ham xulosa qilinadi. Abu Bakr (rta) davridagi Shuro ahli ulamolar va fatvo beruvchi kishilar edi. Ibn Sa’d Al-Qosimdan rivoyat qiladi: qachonki biror voqea yuz berib, Abu Bakr fikr egalari va fiqh ahli bilan maslahatlashmoqchi bo‘lsa, Muhojir va Ansordan chaqirardi: ‘Umar, ‘Usmon, Ali, Abdurrahmon ibn Avf, Mu’oz ibn Jabal, Ubayy ibn Ka’b va Zayd ibn Sobit. Ular barchasi Abu Bakrning xilofati davrida fikr bildirar edilar, odamlar ham ulardan fatvo olardilar. ‘Umar xalifa bo‘lganida ham bu kishilarni chaqirardi, uning davridagi fatvo esa ‘Usmon, Ubayy va Zaydga tegishli edi. Bu shuni ko‘rsatadiki, hokimlarni hisobdorlikka tortishda Ummatni ifodalovchi alohida Kengash tuzish va Shuroda ishtirok etish joizdir. Bunga Qur’on va Sunnatdagi dalillar guvohlik beradi. U Ummat Kengashi deb ataladi, chunki u hisobdorlik va maslahat masalalarida Ummatning vakili hisoblanadi.

This is a Council formed of individuals representing the opinion of the Muslims at large, to whom the Khaleefah can refer to consult them on various issues. They in turn are the representatives of the Ummah in holding the rulers accountable. This is deduced from the Messenger of Allah’s (pbuh) nomination of fourteen chiefs (Nuqaba’) from the Ansar and the Muhajireen in order to consult with them about matters. It is also deduced from the fact that Abu Bakr (rta) designated some men from the Muhajireen and the Ansar to refer to them seeking their opinion when something happened. The people of the Shura at the time of Abu Bakr (rta) were the Ulama and the people of Fatwa. Ibnu Sa’d reported from Al-Qasim that when something happened and Abu Bakr wanted to consult the people of opinion and the people of Fiqh, He called from the Muhajireen and the Ansar; ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, Ali, Abdur Rahman bin Awf, Mu’az bin Jabal, Ubai bin Ka’ab and Zaid bin Thabit. They all used to give their opinion during the Khilafah of Abu Bakr. People would also take their Fatwa. When ‘Umar became Khaleefah He would also call these people, while the Fatwa in his time was to ‘Uthman, ‘Ubai and Zaid. This indicates that it is permitted to set up a special Council that represents the Ummah in holding the rulers accountable, and to participate in the Shura. This is confirmed by texts from the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It is called the Council of the Ummah because it represents the Ummah in accounting and consultation.

Fuqarolik huquqiga ega bo‘lgan musulmon bo‘lmagan shaxslarning Kengashda a’zo bo‘lishi ruxsat etiladi, shunda ular hokimlar tomonidan ularga nisbatan sodir etilgan har qanday zulm yoki ularga nisbatan Islomning noto‘g‘ri tatbiq etilishi ustidan shikoyat qila oladilar.

It is permitted for non-Muslim citizens to be members of the Council, in order to file complaints against any injustice perpetrated against them by the rulers or against any mis-implementation of Islam upon them.